Dickey Betts leads Great Southern at Penn's Peak

Dickey Betts, a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, will perform with his band, Great Southern, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Penn's Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe.

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Posted Jan. 11, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Posted Jan. 11, 2013 at 12:01 AM

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Dickey Betts, a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band, will perform with his band, Great Southern, at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Penn's Peak, 325 Maury Road, Jim Thorpe.

Betts, a guitarist, singer and songwriter, helped form The Allman Brothers Band in 1969. He played second lead guitar behind Duane Allman, but became the band's sole guitarist following Allman's passing in 1971.

While with The Allman Brothers Band, Betts wrote the classic hits "Revival" and "Ramblin' Man." His first solo album, "Highway Call," was released in 1974. After the Allmans fell apart in 1976, he released more albums, starting with "Dickey Betts & Great Southern" in 1977, which featured the hit "Bougainvillea."

In 1989, The Allman Brothers Band reformed to mark its 20th anniversary, and they enjoyed continued success throughout the 1990s. The band was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

A year after marking The Allman Brothers Band's 30th anniversary, Betts formed the Dickey Betts Band.

Serving as opening act will be the Scott Weis Band. Weis, a native Pennsylvanian, plans to release a new studio album and an acoustic album with his band.

In addition, Weis joined with singer-songwriter Bobby Barth in October to start writing songs with a swampy rock/blues/Americana sound for a new project called the Louisiana HooDoo Krewe.

Tickets are $27 in advance and $32 the day of the show. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets and at the Penn's Peak ticket office. Penn's Peak ticket sales are walk-up only, no phone orders.